Cognome
Paisan
The strongest concentration of Paisan in US arrival records points to Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, with 2 of 2 arrivals (100 percent) originating there.
2
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
1
Comuni of
origin
1
Regioni
represented
0
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
2 of 2
100 percent of arrivals
Cittadinanza per discendenza
Could your Paisan line qualify for Italian citizenship?
The largest share of Paisan arrivals came from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, most often from the provincia of Trento. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
The surname alone does not decide it. Each generation between that ancestor and you does: who naturalized, and when. Since the 2025 law, the number of generations matters too.
The checker goes back through your line one generation at a time. It is not legal advice, and it does not search for records.
Check your lineItalian-born ancestor
A Paisan from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Most often from Trento (TN)
Each generation between
Name and dates
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Varianti grafiche
Spelling variants worth checking
- The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
- If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Paisan.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Paisan was recorded between 1830 and 1912.